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Capt. Leo V. Berger, president of Avon Steamship Company and its affiliate, Apex Marine Corp., has been given the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association's highest honor in 1985, its Alumnus of the Year Award.

Recipients of this award are chosen on the basis' of their career achievements and for their support of the Academy, which is operated by the Maritime Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Past winners include labor leader Lane Kirkland; former deputy maritime administrator Capt. Warren Leback; and former U.S. Coast Guard vice commandant Vice Adm. Robert Scarborough.

When he graduated from the USMMA in 1943, Captain Berger already held a bachelor's degree from Cornell University. He had come to the United States from Hungary as a boy of eight. He remained at sea from 1943 to 1956, earning a master's license and obtaining a law degree from Cornell during intervals ashore.

From 1956 to 1966, he served as operations manager for Triton Shipping, and left to found his own firm, Avon Steamship Co. Starting with only two small tankers, he developed a fleet that today is one of the most successful operations under the U.S. flag.

Captain Berger recently received his Alumnus of the Year trophy and medal from USMMA superintendent Rear Adm. Thomas A. King and Alumni Association president Eugene Story.

agency also approved an application
from the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy Foundation, Inc.,
and American Merchant Marine
Foundation, located at the USMMA,
Kings Point, N.Y., for permission to
sell the cargo ship Kingsport for
scrapping.
Both vessels will be sold to Incom
Shiptrade Limited, a British

Military Sealift Command experience complements his efforts to ensure that the nation maintains a robust sealift capacity – in times of peace and war. The USMMA graduate brings a keen understanding of both naval and merchant marine operating procedures to an office that must cater to both. Buzby this month

and Marine Engineers,
and The American Society of Naval
Engineers.
Dr. Morgan has received numerous
awards including the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA)
Award f o r Outstanding
P r o f e s s i o n a l Achievement, and
USMMA Marine Man of the Year;
the Navy Meritorius Civilian Service
Award; the

The Propeller Club of the
United States has announced its
43rd Harold Harding Annual Maritime
Essay Contest for High
School Students, and its Second
National Maritime Essay Contest
for College Students.
Capt. Robert E. Hart, president
of The Propeller Club Port
of New York, stated that the
Honorable

Education for the next generation, employment for life. A new source of talent emerges for maritime stakeholders everywhere.
Primary and secondary maritime schools are sprouting up across the country, inspiring K-12 students to learn about the exciting, yet sometimes obscured domestic waterfront. The goals

Today’s red hot maritime markets – especially on this side of the pond – are being fueled by a super-charged combination of domestic energy production, an increase in the number of hulls being turned out by the nation’s shipyards, and robust salary structures. Those variables are also driving an insatiable

ADI Transportation Systems, a
division of CallData Systems, Inc.
of the Grumman family of companies,
has announced the appointment
of Dr. John A. Cartner
as director, marine transportation
systems, and Michael E. Gaffney
as associate director of marine
transportation.
Dr. Cartner is a graduate

Gulf Copper Vice President and USMMA grad (’71) Dennis Buffo has more than four decades of maritime experience. Here he shares 40+ years in five minutes with Maritime Reporter.
Can you tell us a bit about your background.
I graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1971 and began work at

Transas SIM UC 2013 User’s Conference, July 15-19, 2013, Maryland
In the middle of the summer more than 200 maritime professionals from marine simulation training centers from around the world will migrate to the U.S. east coast for four days of hands-on demonstration, topical conferences and a full slate

FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle defines the mission, machinations and many triumphs of the Federal Maritime Commission.
It would not be a stretch to say that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is perhaps the least understood, possibly the most obscure, and at the very same time, one of the most

Steven Wolgamot has been
named executive vice president of
Waterways Transportation and
Trading Company and Maritime
Transportation and Trading Company,
Twin Cities, Minn.-based
barge and marine equipment companies.
Mr. Wolgamot was formerly assistant
to the president of Twin City
Barge, Inc.

Products LARS
MacArtney A/S
The MacArtney Group is a global sup- instruments to large work class ROV system design features an industry
plier of underwater technology systems, systems. MERMAC A LARS solutions unique extra skid joint which allows the
products and integrated solutions. can be designed as

1,700-kilometer mission autonomously collecting ? sheries thus increasing mission ef? ciency.
acoustics and physical properties of the sea surface. As part Looking back 20 years, we celebrate the progress and ad-
of this multi-vehicle mission under the U.K. NERC/Defra vancements made in ocean observatio

ver the past 20 years, great strides have been made Sea? oor geodesy projects are underway across the globe, all
in the ability to observe and monitor the worlds’ in pursuit of scienti? c advances that will help us crack the
ocean. Just think that less than two decades ago, one code on earthquake and

n Europe, where offshore turbines heavily dot maritime tween wind turbines. The spooling system can also be mount-
maps, there’s acknowledged room for innovation in ed as a barge.
turbine construction, support shipping and subsea. In- Spooled cable is custom “spun” like yarn from a ? xed or
Istallations

Mining for AUVs
In Europe, there are sure signs that underwater mining is the next big market for
autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), remotely operated underwater vehicles
(ROV) and new “drones” called HROV, DART or TURTLE. Among the indicators
is the involvement of mining companies, governments

and when you add a higher tempera- stars keep urchins under control,”
ture to that, it kills faster, causing a said Joseph Gaydos, senior author on
bigger impact.” the paper and director of UC Davis’
Fisheries depend on nearshore kelp SeaDoc Society program. “Without
forests to form a healthy environmen

Case Study Science
Sea Star Population in Danger
The combination of ocean warming have stayed so low in the past three est ocean, and it is not recovering in the
and an infectious wasting disease has years, we consider them endangered in same way experienced by the intertidal
devastated populations of

for US GEOTRACES. sample bottles. As it is lowered through the water column to
To support the scienti? c challenges, a suitable cable had to depths of 7,000 meters, it endures factors including cold tem-
be non-metallic to meet non-contaminating criterium as any peratures, bending, tension cycling

Editor’s Note
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enable long battery life. The EPLF-553 being designed to meet operational re- navigation. The frequencies allocated
is perfect for recovery of AUVs after quirements for an ultra-deep-water sub- are in the range of 283.5 - 325.0 KHz.
mission duration has elapsed. mersible beacon. A LED ? asher and

the ? exibility to interface with a wide lect all desired parameter data required ration, enabling users to experience
range of internal and external sensors for hydrographic and ocean science si- both a high-speed data channel and an
and other data sources utilizing standard multaneously; and the

Tech Comms, Telemetry, Data Processing
and IMU). Since 2012, the Norway- tion, including choice of output unit, and custom engineering. Two of the
based company has been under the sampling frequency, ? lter settings and company’s most recent innovations
ownership of a Switzerland-based in- RS422

for use in hydrographic applications.
Navsight comes as a motion reference
Left: The STIM202 is a shock-capa-
unit (MRU), providing roll, pitch, and
ble, tactical-grade, ultra-high-per-
heave, or as a full navigation solution
formance MEMS gyro module de-
with embedded tri-frequency receiver,
signed

Image: SurfWEC
Model basin result for change in wave shape over submerged platform.
Steeper wave allows more ef? cient wave energy conversion.
commercial side we will approach venture capital sources for the 15:1 model as the ocean waves would be for the full-scale
funding, too. Then we have DOE applicati

Image: SurfWEC
“There have been four major failures in
the industry that really put investors off.
The sinking of the Advanced Research
Technologies/Wavegen “Osprey” in 1995,
the sinking of the Finavera “Aquabuoy” in
2007, the sinking of the Trident “DECM” in
2009, and the recent sinking of the Wello

Brazil´s Riachuelo
Submarine – S 40
By Claudio Paschoa
Brazil is a country with a coastline over 7,000 km long, defense industry. An essential part of this investment is the
bathed to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Along this coast- Submarine Development Program (PROSUB). The National
line and offshore

Technology that has helped to achieve world
? rsts in ocean exploration broadcasting
could also provide the answer for covert
operations in the defense realm, where
communications need to go unheard.
By Ioseba Tena, Global Business Mgr. -
Defense & Robotics, Sonardyne
Traditionally, wireless subsea

tion; and prioritize charting and surveying based on measured sels engaged in international commerce, it has become the go-
traf? c volumes. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to location for marine casualty investigators and, in the event
(BOEM) uses AIS data to support its marine planning needs